Welsh wonder Gareth Bale, 28, took to cutting holes in his socks, believing it avoided compression on his calf muscles.

Spain’s Jordi Alba, 29, always brushes his teeth one or two minutes before leaving the dressing room for a game.

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 31, kisses a ring his wife gave him four times – his lucky number.

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Former England captain David Beckham, 43, had to make sure everything in his fridge was arranged perfectly before leaving for a game.

Defender John Terry, 37, always sat in the same spot on the team bus and wore the same shinpads for 10 seasons.

TV presenter and ex-England striker Gary Lineker, 57, would never shoot at goal during warm-ups in case he used up his “goal quota” and would change his shirt at half time during a game if he hadn’t scored.

Paul Gascoigne, 51, had to have his towel folded a particular way.

And England’s World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore always made sure that he was the last person in the team to put on his shorts before kick-off.